Hunger Games Part 3: Mockingjay Part 1 is a curiously structured film for Hollywood blockbuster entertainment. But, to be fair, parts 1 and 2 were as well. First half of the first two are weird publicity tours full of image … Continue reading
Caught the jazz drummer college movie Whiplash… about a young guy trying to become the best jazz drummer he can and the insane professor/conductor who makes his life hell. It’s about what it takes to take a good player and … Continue reading
Birdman is an indie art-house film about a washed-up actor who played a superhero in the early 90s trying to stage a comeback via a broadway play. It stars Michael Keaton who, as we all know, played Batman twice in … Continue reading
So Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth star in a super-secret movie the studio apparently doesn’t want you to see even though it was released to theaters on Christmas. I may have seen a trailer for it six months ago but … Continue reading
Caught The Hundred-Foot Journey at the movies today – a sweet, funny, gentle flick about an Indian family who opens a restaurant across the street from a stuffy French restaurant (with one Michelin star!) and the personality and cooking conflicts … Continue reading
Also took a chance and went to see God’s Not Dead – a religious film that they didn’t bother to advertise to me but is near the top of the box office for the past three weeks. Unlike many “Christian” … Continue reading
I wasn’t as impressed by Dallas Buyers Club (Dallas Buyer’s Club? Dallas Buyers’ Club?) as the critics… I found its overall story rather drab in the telling… not as compelling as it wanted to be. Don’t get me wrong, the … Continue reading
Stalingrad is a Russian-made, Russian/German language (with subtitles) World War II movie that’s more-or-less about the Battle of Stalingrad. I say more-or-less because, for a movie named after the city / battle, it’s almost entirely focused on a smaller battle … Continue reading
So I took my imaginary Canadian girlfriend to see Endless Love, the new romance flick released just in time for Valentine’s Day. It’s a remake of an 80s flick I didn’t see. It stars the least convincing 18 year old … Continue reading
Saw Labor Day, the new Jason Reitman romantic drama starring Kate Winslett and Josh Brolin (and James Van Der Beek in a bit part or cameo?). Brolin is an escaped convict who holes up in Winslett’s house (with her 12 … Continue reading